DeMar DeRozan Doesn't Know Who ESPN's John Hollinger Is, Still Called Him a Clown, Anyway

The Toronto Raptors are coming off a 23-43 season, but they are 5-1 in the preseason with a young core that includes DeMar Derozan, Landry Fields, Kyle Lowry, Jonas Valanciunas, and rookie Terrence Ross. It is a very different team than the one that finished 12 games behind the 8th-seed last season. ESPN’s John Hollinger recently picked the Toronto Raptors to win 33 games this season. (Insider!) The Raptors do not agree. From the Toronto Sun:

“I saw today someone predict we’re going to win 33 games, so, with that lack of respect, that should get us motivated to come in this gym each and every day to bust our tails,” [head coach Dwane] Casey said.

“(The) Hollinger report or whatever it was. That right there tells us how much lack of respect the league has for us and how much we’ve got to continue to work each and every day we walk on the floor.”

Casey isn’t the only one who disagrees. DeRozan recently took to Twitter to share his opinion.

Stephen Douglas

Born and raised in Mid-Southern Upstate New York, Stephen holds a master's degree in public communications. Money well spent? I'd say so. These days he jokes about sports on the Internet. Professionally.

Those sideburns on Calderon(?) are the worst. Did he just join a fraternity in 1995.

Summer of 2000, home from college, working at Jersey Mike’s, I had long sideburns, like chops, but they weren’t big chops, just thin ones going down into the cheek. I cringe when I see pictures of it, twas ridiculous.

Benjamin Franklin Rodriguez has the highest WAR evah!

math is for nerds who dont understand basketball

Hollinger’s groovy formula had Jeremy Lin ranked as a top 10 point guard last season while Rajon Rondo was ranked somewhere around 18th.

Career High

overfolded bill

The overfolded bill is much better than fresh off the rack straight bill. Especially the ones with the sticker still on them.

http://twitter.com/Cleetsauce cleet

fresh off the rack straight bill

I can’t do this. As soon as I get a hat I am curving that thing up.

http://twitter.com/#!/JHScramble Jim Harbaugh Scramble

33 wins sounds a little generous.

H.E. Pennypacker

Hollinger’s groovy formula had Jeremy Lin ranked as a top 10 point guard last season while Rajon Rondo was ranked somewhere around 18th.

god damn nerds ruining my sports.

https://twitter.com/#!/HtownHacker HtownHacker

Hollinger’s groovy formula had Jeremy Lin ranked as a top 10 point guard last season while Rajon Rondo was ranked somewhere around 18th.

LOL. Just looked that up and you’re right. Rondo was 19th, Lin 8th.

https://twitter.com/#!/HtownHacker HtownHacker

Raptors total is at 33.5 at 5dimes, so Vegas is right in line with Hollinger.

Career High

33 wins sounds a little generous.

Who the hell is Jim Harbough Scramble!? #Clown

— DeMar DeRozan (@DeMar_DeRozan) October 25, 2012

http://www.thevictoryformation.com Watsonian

fresh off the rack straight bill

Spencer rocks the straight bill.

Career High

fresh off the rack straight bill

Spencer rocks the straight bill.

I bet it’s tilted to the side as well.

scripty

okay you dont have put the hat in the dishwasher. I dont care if you bought that stupid hat shaper gimmick off QVC. Just get some soapy water (Woollite is you live with a woman who takes care of her delicates) and just clean the hat with a cloth. The dishwasher ruins the bill.

And gently curve the bill. We’re talking functionaly daily hats here. If you want to make some cultural statement and sport a flat bill, that’s outside of this topic.

scripty

The Cavs outside shooting is heinous. I like their young talent but damn they aren’t winning the 33 games or whatever I’ve seen them predicted to win unless Waiters developed some range during his Weight Watchers sessions this summer.

http://www.majorleaguejerk.com/ spencer096

i do not fucking rock the straight bill.

Garland Greene

33 wins sounds a little generous.

I’m cautiously optimistic about the Raptors season. I love the Kyle Lowry pick-up. Bargnani needs to be healthy. I see the best case being 38-40 wins if everything breaks right.

Also, DeMar Derozan is terrible. He’s a ‘scorer’ who can’t dribble or shoot the three.